China has threatened the US with 'further action' if Huawei's CFO isn't freed

China has upped the pressure on the US over the arrest
of a Huawei executive in Canada.

Its foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador on
Sunday to register its "strong protest" at the detainment of
CFO Meng Wanzhou.

China wants the US to withdraw its arrest
warrant.

Meng was arrested in Canada on December 1 on US orders,
over concerns that Huawei violated sanctions on equipment sales
to Iran.

China has upped the pressure on the US over the arrest of a
senior Huawei executive in Canada, threatening "further action"
if she is not released.

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China's foreign ministry summoned US ambassador Terry Branstad on
Sunday to lodge a "strong protest" over the detainment of
Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, and said the
United States should withdraw its arrest warrant.

Further measures will depend on US actions, vice foreign minister
Le Yucheng told the US ambassador, China's foreign ministry
added.

Meng was arrested in Canada on December 1 and faces extradition
to the United States, which alleges that she covered up her
company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran
despite US sanctions.

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The executive is also the daughter of the founder of Huawei, Ren
Zhengfei. She has spent the weekend in jail pending a decision on
bail.

Meng's arrest sent shockwaves through the global markets, with
fears that her detainment could escalate the trade war between
the US and China. Huawei, which makes telecommunications kit and
smartphones, is the poster child of China's technological and
economic boom, and recently overtook Apple as the world's second
biggest smartphone seller behind Samsung.

Its founder, Ren, was an engineer in China's military, and his
ties to the Communist Party have triggered international concerns
that Huawei's telecommunications kit may be compromised. Huawei
has always denied it has been asked to spy for China's
authorities.